Newness

Still watching the Warhol jammy--some interesting points: it wasn't just the painters that changed when pop hit the scene, the old galleries, dealers and even magazines got clobbered--the whole industry got swept out to sea.

Artforum was the first mag (new at the time) to dig Warhol. His soup cans were otherwise almost universally panned/ignored/etc. He sold the set of 32 to the gallery owner in California who originally showed them for $1,000.

Their value today--approximately $100 million. And a blue chip investment to be sure. (They're at the MOMA in NYC).

There's gonna be a little wiggle room in the new cultural economy. What I call the economy of inspiration. And a whole lot of old grunge is going to be swept out to sea. God bless it. (Not all counter/youth culture will be affected in my opinion, but the hold-ons and hold-outs most likely will. We'll still have a robust culture of protest, againstness, rebellion, etc., it's just that a lot of the counterculture lite that has sprung up as a "cool"/acceptable way for hipsters to be somewhat mature/grow up will be ditched like your friend's sister at prom. Because you finally worked up the guts to ask the girl you were really interested in to dance. And her date is getting sick outside. But first someone's gotta make it.)